Classic re-post from 2002 If you know me you know I like to tell happy stories about good things. I like to tell stories of love and goodness. I make excuses for celebrations every day. I like to point others to God’s good gifts all around them. I find this especially easy to do when […]
Ten-Star Book Review
Read Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand. It is the true story of Louis Zamperini. It is a page-turner with an amazing plot-twist toward the end. She is a very gifted storyteller. I found it interesting to notice that Laura Hillenbrad was once a student at Kenyan College in Gambier, Ohio near where we ministered for ten […]
Missionary on Mackinac Island
Re-posted from September 2005. Last week Lois and I took our girls to Mackinac Island for a mini-vacation. They had never been on the island before and I promised them that someday I would take them. Tuesday was “someday.” It was perfect weather to enjoy the island. From the balcony of the Inn where we […]
Come Hungry
When God’s people have something to celebrate When they are crushed beneath the weight of sorrow When they are struggling up the dark backside of a question-mark When they are burdened with guilt or shame When they are too weary to take another step When they feel unloved or lonely …there is a place Where […]
Big Sandy, Texas
I’m closing out a couple sweet days of ministry in Texas this evening. The Duggar Family was here, Tom Harmon, Rick Grubbs and Don Richardson. The sun is setting. The trees are in full green leaf and the Wood Thrush is ringing evening vespers. A train whistle blows in the distance. It is balmy, cool. […]
Prayer at the End of a Difficult Day
About to go to bed at the end of a difficult day I did not want my spirit clouded by darkeness so I wrote out this prayer: “God of Heaven; Make me mighty in spirit so I can inspire others to be mighty in spirit. I would like the gift of a robust spiritual appetite […]